| Dendrobium secundum photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Blume) Lindley, John |
| published in | A Numerical List of Dried Specimen n. 1996 1828 | |
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Malaxideae | |
| subtribe | Dendrobiinae | |
| genus | Dendrobium Swartz 1799 | |
| chromosomes | 2n = 40 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins |
deciduous or semi-deciduous forests in Burma (Tenasserim, Moulmein), Laos, |
| Thailand (Kiensa, Surat, Doi Sutep, Kao Talu, Ranawng, Tapan Lek, Satul, Ban Udai, Pulo Besi), | ||
| Cambodia, Viet Nam (Dak Lak, Ninh Thuan), Malaysia (Borneo, Sabah, Sarawak, Marudi, Kalimantan, | ||
| Malaya, Kedak, Sigimting, Negri Sembilan, Kuching, Batu Kawa, Bario, Pa Umor), Brunei, | ||
| Indonesia (Java, Sumatra, Celebes, Sulawesi), Papua, The Philippines (Agusan, Bataan, Davao, Lanao, | ||
| Rizal, Surigao) | ||
| altitude | 40 - 1100 m (0 - 230 m Philippines) (132 - 3630 ft (0 - 760 ft Philippines) | |
| habitat |
climate informations from Singosari Satu (East Java, Indonesia) |
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| Köppen climate classification : Aw, tropical savanna climate (with a dry season and a rainy season) | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 500 m 1650 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Singosari Satu this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 12 h 30 m' to 11 h 30 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 7 - 10 cm (2.8" - 4"), from the upper nodes |
| nr flowers | 46 - 52, fragrants | |
| size | single flower 1 L 1.5 cm (0.4" L 0.6") - inflorescence 10 L 4 cm (4" L 1.6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 30 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
